“The Lesser Antillean iguana is a critically endangered species that has disappeared from much of its range across the Eastern Caribbean.

The small and uninhabited islet of Prickly Pear East, near Anguilla, is not what you might describe as a romantic holiday destination full of young hopefuls searching for love.

But for the Lesser Antillean iguana, it has proved to be just that…

In 2016, with the invasive iguanas multiplying rapidly across the main island of Anguilla, conservationists from the Anguilla National Trust began translocating the last Lesser Antillean iguanas from the mainland – 23 in total – to an alien-free islet, Prickly Pear East.

Less than five years on, new survey data has revealed that efforts are paying off, with more than 300 adults and adolescents counted on Prickly Pear East. The island now represents one of only five sites in the world where Lesser Antillean Iguanas are thriving, safe from invasive alien species.”

From Euronews.